diff --git a/common/rpc-service.c b/common/rpc-service.c
index 8d02bc8..afbca6d 100644
--- a/common/rpc-service.c
+++ b/common/rpc-service.c
@@ -5373,12 +5373,16 @@ seafile_set_repo_status(const char *repo_id, int status, GError **error)
 int
 seafile_get_repo_status(const char *repo_id, GError **error)
 {
+    int status;
+
     if (!is_uuid_valid(repo_id)) {
         g_set_error (error, SEAFILE_DOMAIN, SEAF_ERR_BAD_ARGS, "Arguments error");
         return -1;
     }
 
-    return seaf_repo_manager_get_repo_status(seaf->repo_mgr, repo_id);
+    status = seaf_repo_manager_get_repo_status(seaf->repo_mgr, repo_id);
+
+    return (status == -1) ? 0 : status;
 }
 
 #endif  /* SEAFILE_SERVER */
diff --git a/server/http-server.c b/server/http-server.c
index 424a835..6f39c53 100644
--- a/server/http-server.c
+++ b/server/http-server.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ check_permission (HttpServer *htp_server, const char *repo_id, const char *usern
 
     if (strcmp(op, "upload") == 0) {
         int status = seaf_repo_manager_get_repo_status(seaf->repo_mgr, repo_id);
-        if (status != REPO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+        if (status != REPO_STATUS_NORMAL && status != -1)
             return EVHTP_RES_FORBIDDEN;
     }
 
diff --git a/server/upload-file.c b/server/upload-file.c
index 112096b..8dc6001 100755
--- a/server/upload-file.c
+++ b/server/upload-file.c
@@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ check_access_token (const char *token,
 
     _repo_id = seafile_web_access_get_repo_id (webaccess);
     int status = seaf_repo_manager_get_repo_status(seaf->repo_mgr, _repo_id);
-    if (status != REPO_STATUS_NORMAL) {
+    if (status != REPO_STATUS_NORMAL && status != -1) {
         g_object_unref (webaccess);
         return -1;
     }